Editing Binding of Isaac (section)

==Muslim views==
{{see also|Ishmael in Islam}}
[[File:Timurid_Anthology_Zhertva.jpg|thumb|Ibrahim's Sacrifice. [[Timurid art|Timurid]] Anthology, 1410–11]]
The version in the [[Quran]] differs from that in Genesis in two aspects: the identity of the sacrificed son and the son's reaction towards the requested sacrifice. In Islamic sources, when [[Abraham in Islam|Abraham]] tells his son about the vision, his son agreed to be sacrificed for the fulfillment of God's command, and no binding to the altar occurred. The Quran states that when Abraham asked for a righteous son, God granted him a son possessing forbearance.<ref>[[Quran 37:100-101]]</ref> The son mentioned here is traditionally understood to be [[Ishmael]]. When the son was able to walk and work with him, Abraham saw a vision about sacrificing him. When he told his son about it, his son agreed to fulfill the command of God in the vision. When they both had submitted their will to God and were ready for the sacrifice, God told Abraham he had fulfilled the vision, and provided him with a ram to sacrifice instead. God promised to reward Abraham.<ref>[[Quran 37:105]]</ref> Further verses state God also granted Abraham the righteous son [[Isaac in Islam|Isaac]] and promised more rewards.<ref>[[Quran 37:112–113]]</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2023}}

Among early Muslim scholars, there was a dispute over the identity of the son. One side of the argument believed it was Isaac rather than Ishmael (notably [[ibn Qutaybah]] and [[al-Tabari]]) interpreting the verse "God's perfecting his mercy on Abraham and Isaac" as referring to his making Abraham his closest one, and to his rescuing Isaac. The other side held that the promise to Sarah was of a son, Isaac, and a grandson, Jacob ([[Quran 11:71–74]]){{better source needed|date=July 2023}} excluded the possibility of a premature death of Isaac. Regardless, most Muslims believe that it is actually [[Ishmael in Islam|Ishmael]] rather than Isaac despite the dispute.<ref name="EoI_Ishaq">''[[Encyclopaedia of Islam]]'', ''Ishaq''.</ref>

The submission of Abraham and his son is celebrated and commemorated by Muslims on the days of [[Eid al-Adha]]. During the festival, those who can afford and the ones in the pilgrimage sacrifice a ram, cow, sheep or a camel. Part of the sacrifice meat is eaten by the household and the remainder is distributed to the neighbors and the needy. The festival marks the end of the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage to [[Mecca]].